#Americans #Blacks #PulitzerPrize #Women #XIXCentury #XXCentury
When you thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
When you see water in a stream you say: oh, this is stream water; When you see water in the river you say: oh, this is water
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
With your unknown to me Odd magic You came To me:
Don’t be like those who ask for ev… praise, a blurb, a free ride in my… limousine. They ask for everything… anything in return. Be like those who can see that my…
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the lea… humiliations; in the past
Reminding us, as they witnessed our curiosity about them, that no matter the losses, there’s something fabulous going on at every stage of Life, something to let go of, maybe, but for d...
The tree of life has fallen on my small house. I thought it was so much bigger! But it is not. There in the distance I see the m…
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind